August 18th, 2014 | RESEARCH
This poster was presented at the 2014 AISL PI Meeting in Washington, DC. It describes a project that engages underserved Native and non-native youth and adults in environmental science content and awareness through innovative exhibitions and hands-on activities. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western science are communicated and promoted within culturally relevant contexts as valuable, complementary ways of knowing, understanding, and caring for the world. OMSI, partner institutions, Native scientists, tribal museum partners, exhibit developers, advisors, and members of Native American and Hawaiian communities are co-developing the project deliverables.
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Team Members
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, ContributorVictoria Coats, Principal Investigator, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 1010559
Related URLs
Generations of Knowledge: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Science
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Families | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Life science | Nature of science
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits